cosmetics-colorant

Cosmetic Products Regulation, Annex IV - Allowed Colorants

EU. Allowed Colorants: Annex IV, Regulation 1223/2009/EC on Cosmetic Products, as corrected by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/850, 17 June 2021

This list contains coloring agents allowed for use in cosmetic products marketed in the European Union. The list indicates the approved fields for application, including whether or not the colorant is permitted for use in products applied near the eye or on mucous membranes, or in products intended to come in contact with the skin.

Last updated 24 April 2024. Database contains 309 unique substances/entries.
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Substance Identification Conditions  
223-098-9
3734-67-6
38
18050
Red
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes; Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 128)
Details
222-656-9
3567-66-6
37
17200
Red
All cosmetic products
Details
221-856-3
3257-28-1
20
14815
Red
All cosmetic products
Details
247-368-0
25956-17-6
32
16035
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 129)
Details
229-051-9
6408-26-0
41
18736
Red
Rinse-off products
Details
222-529-8
3520-42-1
71
45100
Red
Rinse-off products
Details
227-528-6
5873-16-5
73
45220
Red
Rinse-off products
Details
215-168-2
1309-37-1
135
77491
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 172)
Details
211-403-8
643-84-5
149
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)
Details
229-315-3
6471-51-8
12
12420
Red
Rinse-off products
Details
229-107-2
6410-41-9
14
12490
Red
All cosmetic products
Details
205-127-7
134-04-3
149
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)
Details
205-125-6
134-01-0
149
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)
Details
215-849-4
1429-30-7
149
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)
Details
214-998-2
1248-18-6
25
15630
Red
All cosmetic products
Details
216-760-3
1658-56-6
24
15620
Red
Rinse-off products
Details
602-053-0
12220-24-5
153
Red
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
Details
227-454-4
5850-44-2
36
16290
Red
All cosmetic products
Details
-
10236-39-2
141
77745
Red
All cosmetic products
Details
220-036-2
2611-82-7
35
16255
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 124)
Details
213-022-2
915-67-3
33
16185
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 123)
Details
211-189-6
632-99-5
66
42510
Violet
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
Details
242-939-0
19286-75-0
88
60724
Violet
Rinse-off products
Details
201-353-5
81-48-1
89
60725
Violet
All cosmetic products
Details
221-831-7
3248-91-7
67
42520
Violet
Rinse-off products
Details
213-879-2
1047-16-1
102
73900
Violet
Rinse-off products
Details
226-750-0
5462-29-3
101
73385
Violet
All cosmetic products
Details
228-767-9
6358-30-1
85
51319
Violet
Rinse-off products
Details
233-257-4
10101-66-3
140
77742
Violet
All cosmetic products
Details
228-377-9
6252-76-2
72
45190
Violet
Rinse-off products
Details
614-430-7
6837-46-3
83
50325
Violet
Rinse-off products
Details
224-618-7
4430-18-6
90
60730
Violet
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
Details
200-799-8
73-40-5
113
75170
White
All cosmetic products
Details
231-072-3
7429-90-5
117
77000
White
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 173)
Details
215-573-4
1332-73-6
118
77002
White
All cosmetic products
Details
230-325-5
7047-84-9
150
White
All cosmetic products
Details
231-784-4
7727-43-7
122
77120
White
All cosmetic products
Details
232-122-7
7787-59-9
123
77163
White
All cosmetic products
Details
207-439-9
471-34-1
124
77220
White
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 170)
Details
216-472-8
1592-23-0
150
White
All cosmetic products
Details
231-900-3
7778-18-9
125
77231
White
All cosmetic products
Details
208-915-9
546-93-0
139
77713
White
All cosmetic products
Details
209-150-3
557-04-0
150
White
All cosmetic products
Details
A colloidal clay. Consists primarily of montmorillonite.
215-108-5
1302-78-9
119
77004
White
All cosmetic products
Details
231-131-3
7440-22-4
142
77820
White
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 174)
Details
236-675-5
13463-67-7
143
77891
White
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 171); Titanium dioxide in powder form containing 1 % or more of particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm, to be used in compliance with Annex III, No [321]
Details
215-222-5
1314-13-2
144
77947
White
All cosmetic products
Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation
Details
209-151-9
557-05-1
150
White
All cosmetic products
Details
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3763-55-1
112
75135
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Details
This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, C.I. 47000.
232-318-2
8003-22-3
81
47000
Yellow
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
Details

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